Nintendo Reviews

The Gunman Clive duology holds a special place in my heart. The second game was actually my first Opencritic review, and it actually inspired me to pursue games writing, so you can bet I was excited to see what Bertil Hörberg had up his sleeve next. Enter Mechstermination Force, a

Image & Form Games may not usually top the list of people’s favorite developers, but with every game the studio releases, it’s building its case for being one of the most consistent in the business. Every few years, a new Steamworld game appears, and while none have taken

Months ago, I threw myself into My Time at Portia with abandon, logging upwards of 90 hours of gameplay while the game was still in Early Access. I fell in love with this large, colorful world full unique of characters, and was delighted to see that my opinion was shared

I have an awful feeling of deja vu as I sit down to write about Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit. Almost exactly one year ago, I experimented with the first Nintendo Labo Kit and came away incredibly mixed. I found the cardboard Toy-Con themselves ingeniously designed and fun to

If you judge just based on its trailer, Katana Zero appears to be a fast-paced, gory, stylish action game with a killer synth soundtrack and a heavy reliance on ‘80s action movie tropes. And it is all of those things, but it’s also smarter, funnier, sadder, and more careless

Overwhelm will test you. It will test your skill, your reflexes, and a little too often it will test your patience. This miniature action-horror platformer flips the some of the conventions of the Metroidvania genre to create a mounting sense of dread, pushing you further and further out of your

I’m not a metal guy, but I do appreciate the band Babymetal, a J-pop/metal fusion that’s equal parts cute and dangerous. (If you want a taste of what the band’s about, I suggest you search for its signature song Gimme Chocolate!) I immediately thought of the

When you’re on the run, there’s nothing better than the one-button arcade game. Titles like Timberman and Super One More Jump thrive on simple mechanics, and Matt Glanville’s Switch ‘N’ Shoot is no different. Sporting a nice pixelated aesthetic and some addictive gameplay, there’s enough here